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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Escaped Atlantic Salmon Found 42 Miles Up Skagit River
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Recovery Plans for Snake River Salmon, Steelhead Released
(Associated Press)
Facebook Will Spend ‘Hundreds of Millions’ on Two More
Prineville Data Centers (Oregonian, Portland)
British Columbia to Proceed with Peace River Hydroelectric
Dam (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Oregon: PacifiCorp’s $3.5 Billion Wind Plan Gets PUC
Blessing, with Caveats (Portland Business Journal, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- British Columbia to Proceed with Peace River Hydroelectric Dam
- John Horgan’s Site C Choice a Political Loss – A Win May Not Have Been Possible
- Canadian Consideration: Columbia River Treaty to Be Renegotiated with U-S in Early 2018
- Two Arrested in Protest against Tacoma Natural Gas Plant
- Is the End of Coal in the Northwest Near?
- Idaho: Fall River Electric Pays Member Customers
- Sempra Secures FERC Approval for Oncor Purchase
- South Carolina: Santee Cooper Will Slash $1 Billion & Won’t Fill Some Jobs after Failed Nuclear Project
- Fusion Breakthrough Explained: What Are Quarks Again?
- Public Power Must Respond to Changing Customer Desires: Kelly
- Escaped Atlantic Salmon Found 42 Miles Up Skagit River
- Recovery Plans for Snake River Salmon, Steelhead Released
- Op/Ed: Judge’s Salmon Spill Program Won’t Work
- $84,000 – One Person’s Reward for Fishing the Columbia, Snake This Summer
- What Tumwater Is Doing to Grow Alongside the Mazama Pocket Gopher
- Air Pollution Levels Reach Unsafe Levels in Tacoma. Burn Ban in Effect
- Oregon: PacifiCorp’s $3.5 Billion Wind Plan Gets PUC Blessing, with Caveats
- China Three Gorges Starts World’s Biggest Floating Solar Project
- Wind Energy Is Supposed to Help Fight Climate Change. It Turns Out Climate Change Is Fighting Back.
- World Leaders & Investors Ramp Up Efforts to Fight Global Warming at Climate Summit
- U-S Transit Agencies Cautious on Electric Buses despite Bold Forecasts
- BMW Is Burning Cow Pies on the Road to Renewable Energy
- United Kingdom: Vegans in Shock at Fish Used to Make Electricity
- Facebook Will Spend ‘Hundreds of Millions’ on Two More Prineville Data Centers
- Get Set: Your Internet Bill Is About to Soar, Thanks to Trump’s FCC
- Op/Ed: Net Neutrality Repeal Means You’re Going to Hate Your Cable Company Even More
- Is Bitcoin the Most Obvious Bubble Ever?
- Editorial: Don’t Give Kids Holiday Gifts That Can Spy on Them
- Facebook Responds to Criticism That the Network Is ‘Destroying How Society Works’
- Sorry News Feed Algorithm Haters, Facebook’s Ticker Is Dead
- Manweller – Washington State GOP Lawmaker Put on Paid Leave at University Pending Investigation
- Another Evergreen State College Professor Resigns Following Racial Protests
- Candidate Filing Period Starts Dec. 18 for 4 Shelton City Council Positions
- Shelton City Council Candidate Salaries Set
- Airline Made Passenger from Oregon Put Out Cigarette. Then She Threatened to Kill Everyone on the Plane.
- Your Local Westfield Mall Is Getting Sold in $15.7 Billion Deal
- Another Human Foot Washes Ashore in Canada. That Makes 13.
- The Christmas-Tree Shortage Could Last for Years
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Virtual wallet
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
British Columbia to Proceed with Peace River Hydroelectric
Dam (Globe & Mail, Canada)
John Horgan’s Site C Choice a Political Loss – A Win May Not
Have Been Possible (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Canadian Consideration: Columbia River Treaty to Be
Renegotiated with U-S in Early 2018 (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Two Arrested in Protest against Tacoma Natural Gas Plant (Associated
Press)
Is the End of Coal in the Northwest Near? (PubliCola)
Idaho: Fall River Electric Pays Member Customers (KIFI-TV, Idaho
Falls, ID)
Sempra Secures FERC Approval for Oncor Purchase (Utility
Dive)
South Carolina: Santee Cooper Will Slash $1 Billion &
Won’t Fill Some Jobs after Failed Nuclear Project (Charleston, Post & Courier,
SC)
Fusion Breakthrough Explained: What Are Quarks Again?
(Christian Science Monitor)
Public Power Must Respond to Changing Customer Desires: Kelly
(American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Escaped Atlantic Salmon Found 42 Miles Up Skagit River (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Recovery Plans for Snake River Salmon, Steelhead Released
(Associated Press)
Op/Ed: Judge’s Salmon Spill Program Won’t Work (Walla Walla
Union-Bulletin, WA)
$84,000 – One Person’s Reward for Fishing the Columbia, Snake
This Summer (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
What Tumwater Is Doing to Grow Alongside the Mazama Pocket
Gopher (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Air Pollution Levels Reach Unsafe Levels in Tacoma. Burn Ban
in Effect (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Oregon: PacifiCorp’s $3.5 Billion Wind Plan Gets PUC Blessing,
with Caveats (Portland Business Journal, OR)
China Three Gorges Starts World’s Biggest Floating Solar
Project (Renewable Energy World)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Wind Energy Is Supposed to Help Fight Climate Change. It Turns
Out Climate Change Is Fighting Back. (Washington Post)
World Leaders & Investors Ramp Up Efforts to Fight
Global Warming at Climate Summit (Christian Science Monitor)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
U-S Transit Agencies Cautious on Electric Buses despite Bold
Forecasts (Reuters)
BMW Is Burning Cow Pies on the Road to Renewable Energy (Car
& Driver)
United Kingdom: Vegans in Shock at Fish Used to Make Electricity
(The Sunday Times, London, UK)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Facebook Will Spend ‘Hundreds of Millions’ on Two More Prineville
Data Centers (Oregonian, Portland)
Get Set: Your Internet Bill Is About to Soar, Thanks to Trump’s
FCC (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Op/Ed: Net Neutrality Repeal Means You’re Going to Hate Your
Cable Company Even More (USA Today)
Is Bitcoin the Most Obvious Bubble Ever? (Atlantic Magazine)
Editorial: Don’t Give Kids Holiday Gifts That Can Spy on
Them (NY Times)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook Responds to Criticism That the Network Is ‘Destroying
How Society Works’ (Mashable)
Sorry News Feed Algorithm Haters, Facebook’s Ticker Is Dead
(Mashable)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Manweller – Washington State GOP Lawmaker Put on Paid Leave at
University Pending Investigation (Northwest Public Radio)
Another Evergreen State College Professor Resigns Following
Racial Protests (Crosscut Seattle)
GENERAL NEWS
Candidate Filing Period Starts Dec. 18 for 4 Shelton City
Council Positions (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Shelton City Council Candidate Salaries Set (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
Airline Made Passenger from Oregon Put Out Cigarette. Then She
Threatened to Kill Everyone on the Plane. (Oregonian, Portland)
Your Local Westfield Mall Is Getting Sold in $15.7 Billion Deal
(USA Today)
Another Human Foot Washes Ashore in Canada. That Makes 13. (NY
Times)
The Christmas-Tree Shortage Could Last for Years (Atlantic
Magazine)
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/12/christmas-trees-more-expensive-shortage/548153/
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
We Can’t Take Any More of 2017, So We’re Watching the Hallmark
Channel
Deputy Apologizes with Cake for Shooting Trooper with Taser
“Feminism” – Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2017
Will Give You Hope
Winners of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer
of the Year Contest
SONG OF THE DAY
Van Morrison - Wonderful Remark
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